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Cloud Computing Insurance Media / Internet

New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 3 – Cloud)

The cloud – which refers to storing, managing, and processing data via a network of remote servers instead of locally on a server or personal computer – is quickly becoming a critical source for innovation. Without a robust cloud strategy, an organization’s pace and breadth of innovation is likely to be hampered.  Here are five […]

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AI / Big Data

Artificial Intelligence – Utopian Dreams and Existential Risks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Stanford Professor Andrew Ng has stated that “AI is the new electricity”.[1]  In other words, it is a technology that has the potential to completely transform every major industry.  Similarly, Executive Chairman of Alphabet Eric Schmidt has declared that “we are in the process […]

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Economics

2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

My friends and I walked out of the Big Short several years ago feeling like a group of global financial crisis experts. We were shocked, how could no one have seen the collapse coming? It all seemed so clear. Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the […]